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Re: Dora is lost in the Amazon

moe is not equal with suggestive scenes . I think Akane's pouty face is cute though

and honestly I didn't realize the lesbian reference...
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I don't know if anyone of you watch EVA, but this made me squeal.

If you want I can ask gary to get it back, he did the same when Charlie accidentally edited a huge post of Nao

yes of course but I still believe it's funny that he's against moe but still uses the sexual hints, which is, in a sense, more grave. I guess he just wanted to say that this will be a rather dark show~

and did you see the new trailer I posted for EVA? I so can't wait to see the new movie

Gary would tell you to start with the series but the I think you should just decide it after I give you a few facts:

1. The series is the original, highly praised (and mocked/criticized) for it's "eccentric" and special characters and it's psycho-drama. And with this I don't mean some mild drama but really, really extreme. The last two episodes are one of the biggest reasons which made this series so famous and there are those who liked it and those who didn't. For me it was a bit too much, maybe because I watched it in one go. It was disturbing really, probably an experience you never had with an anime so it's something worth watching for that alone but I am not sure if you will like it.

2. Then there is the "The End of Evangelion" movie, which retells these last two episodes from.... a different point of view. I can't say more because it would spoil you but yes, these last episodes were "discussed" so much that Gainax and the creator Hideaki Anno felt the need to make a movie about it.

3. The other movies, known under the name "The Rebuild of Evangelion" retell the story of the series and will bring a totally new conclusion. While the first movie is pretty much identical to the first episodes of the series, the second movie changes the whole storyline. For that you should know that Anno wanted to retell the story because now he had a nearly unlimited budget and time, while he was under serious pressure when he was creating the series (it is said that his depression may be the reason why the series turned out so dark and disturbing in the end).
I think I don't need to tell you that the animation level is far, far above the one of the series but that's not what matters here, for me the changes were great and it felt like Anno really thought the story through this time. If I had to describe it I would say the currently released movies are less special but more coherent and entertaining + less dark, which doesn't mean that it still has it's fair share of drama

4. The third movie will be released next month and the last is supposed to follow not too long after. I can only judge the first two movies but from how the second movie turned out I have absolute faith in Gainax that the continuation will turn out epic.

5. Now if you start with the new movies you should know that the first one is good but nothing special, the second one is were the real deal starts.

6. If you start with the old series then be prepared for some hard stuff and watch "The End of Evangelion" afterwards. Things will make a lot more sense afterwards. Then you can go and watch the new movies. You can ignore the "Death & Rebirth" movie as it's pretty much just a recap of the old series and "The End of Evangelion".

Re: Dora is lost in the Amazon

Wow, thanks a lot, you two. Now you gave me more to think. I thought it would've been easy. -__-

Well, I'm basically a person who wants to try everything properly deep to the core. So I'm thinking to try the series from the very beginning, which is from the 26-TV-episodes. What made me hesitated was because there are already movies which "re-tell" the stories, so that makes me rather lazy to try it out from the start. I guess I will try to start slowly; this series is huge with all the movies. If the TV series didn't catch me that much maybe I'll switch directly to the movies?

Re: Dora is lost in the Amazon

Originally Posted by phio_chan

Wow, thanks a lot, you two. Now you gave me more to think. I thought it would've been easy. -__-

Well, I'm basically a person who wants to try everything properly deep to the core. So I'm thinking to try the series from the very beginning, which is from the 26-TV-episodes. What made me hesitated was because there are already movies which "re-tell" the stories, so that makes me rather lazy to try it out from the start. I guess I will try to start slowly; this series is huge with all the movies. If the TV series didn't catch me that much maybe I'll switch directly to the movies?

That's probably the best thing to do. Like I said the story differs from the second movie on (so I guess you should give the movies a try even if you don't like the series) but the series alone is a milestone of anime history so it's definitely worth a watch, even though I consider the new movies the real story of Evangelion.

If you drop the series though you can drop "The End of Evangelion" too, you won't understand anything if you haven't finished the series. In that case just go straight to "Evangelion 1.0: You are (not) alone".

Great list k-dom, a lot of the stuff on there I hadn't seen before. I still remember the first time I saw Kirikou; I must admit I had reservations about it being french animation but wow; such a great film and soundtrack as well .

Re: Dora is lost in the Amazon

Kirikou is a little treasure I don't mind sharing. I'm happy you know about it
French animation is one of the best when it wants (a lot of Disney animators are French) but there are only few productions per year. It's on a complete different scale than Japan.